Theme Of Insanity In And Then There Were None

Have you ever wondered where becoming insane can lead someone? The book, And Then There Were None and the short story, “Most Dangerous Game” show different possibilities that insanity can drive a person towards. They show that people can become insane over time and grow an obsession that can be destructive. Insanity has the capability to drive someone to their death. And Then There Were None and “Most Dangerous Game” are similar since they both show the results of insanity. The insanity is shown in both stories through the conflicts that occur between the characters. In the book, And Then There Were None, insanity begins because Justice Wargrave felt so strongly about a murder trial that he did not stop until that man was found guilty. He became so obsessed with the trial that he wanted to create an unsolvable murder mystery. This insanity created a killer. Similarly, General Zaroff, in “Most Dangerous Game” wanted to create the most dangerous hunt possible. Even though he had almost been killed by bison, lions, and elephants, he desired to hunt something even more dangerous. The more he thought about the abilities of the various animals that he had hunted, the more he realized that another human would be the ultimate game. He thought about how cobras could spit venom, a lion could rip you apart, a bison …show more content…
These characteristics can also intensify into even worse situations than the ones told in the two novels. The two characters were normal until events occurred that changed them mentally. Wargrave was perfectly stable, until he ended up killing his first victim. Then, he developed a thirst for blood. The General was stable until his lust for a more dangerous hunt got the best of him. Both of these show that human nature can be built willingly and unwillingly. Humans create their own nature, not somebody else. Depending on the path they choose, someone’s sanity may be at